New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-11

their throats YET tins seems never TO the
TAI officials as likely 10 happen. j ne humocI oI
visitors permitted to talk TO tho prisoners az ther
cells has also been great. Only yesterday, LOT N
stance the late Comfy Physician. DI B'nthar 9n
| was gwen an opportunity TO talk with Lingg Ior
| over an hour without any apparent notice p'ihg
| taken of IT by the turnkey orRuard. lie undouOt-
sdy dd Not N%bo sns' asserts th But
| illustrates the laxity OF the prison ru'es'
OFFICIALS UNABLE TO ACcoUNr Fok INGG's DEATH
The Sheriff, Mr.. Matson. is heavy, gocd-nntured
| Norwegian, burdened with not too much OF in'ei'i-
rence He has naturally appointed as ms deputies
| friends and felow-countrymen who, ike him. are
| totally unfit for the position they occupy. They
are either chldishly persistent in enforcing minor
rules, while losing sight of important matters, or
incapable Of approaching the gravity OF the
| gtua,ion Of course the Sheriff was ter
| r1bly put out when informed OF Lnggs
act, and seemed almost stunned with
surprise and modification.
Can You account for how this thing happened.
Sheriff Z" he was asked
mo. can't. How can tell I" he exclaimed.
" Heaven knows | have done all that was III the
power of mortal man to do to take the proper care
of these prisoners. This man has been watched as
closely as a cat would watch monse. and all i
can do now is to feel thankful that no worse has
happened"
While the first shock Of excitement folS
lowing the explosion WAS still active and
Lipep WAS slowly bleeding to death.
tire jailer at once directed that an lm 17
date search be made of the prison and the cells OF
the other Anarchists. Fischer was the first one
sent for Guarded by three Deputies he was brought
cnt OF his cell and INTO Jailor fol'zs pThiya'c
searched another party was searching his CELL
Nothing was found
PARSONS WANTS TO INITIATE IINGG.
Then came Parsons's turn At the sonnd OF
the explosion Parsons His feet,
with his face pressed close to the bars OF his CELL
and in a loud voice he cried:
"GIye me one OF those bombs. ] want TO 90 the
same thing"
Parsons was still shricking out for n companion
piece TO the Lingg article when the deputies
hustled him into the Jail Office. His CELL too. was
searched but nothing found. He was after
ward returned into another cell and two guards
placed inside Of it, one fronting HIN. The other al
his back. third guard took scat in front OF the
cell. -.
While he was IN the jaiier's office the eI-cditor
of The alarm shivered with mingled excitement,
fea and curiosity. HIS face was white, and ms
ewes To- ked ready 80 start from their sockets lie
was IN his shirt and trousers and WIDE felt hat
shaded his face. lie looked rs If he would have
gwen words 30 know what had happened, but no
information was vOuchsafed him. A similar pro
was gone through with ali the other prisoners,
bnt nothing was found
REvULsIoN IN POPULAR FEELING.
The tragic end of Lingg has created
fading OF the bombs in his cell
on Sunday morning. belief was grow
ing that the bombs had been placed
there surrepitiously by one identified
with the authorities for the purpose of creating
sentiment unfavorabe to the prisoners and that the
cell of Lings has been selected because hc
WIS the ACKNOWLEDGED maker Of the bomb
used at the Hay market meeting; but the event Of
the day has resulted in reconcilIng every one To tie
belief tina; in his desperation and morbid sense ol
fidelity 20 the cau>e of the Anarchists. LrGg had
succeeded III some way IN providing himself with
tine bombs for the purpose Of emphasizing the close
OF this dreadful drama The fact recalls his speech
at the trial, IN which he said:
declare more hero openly, with all
my po"ers with all my mind must
this praseworthy Object should be defeated with cannon
Ishal use dynamite. Yousmile Ion perhaps Ink will
bombs any more. but tell you ! do gladly
upon the gailOws IN the SIRE hspe That hundreds
s.k.n NH now recosnIIe Ind make Us. q .yn,mlte
In TINS hope despiss you and dsspse your laws Hang
me iori
The above quotation illustrates tie determined /
character Of the man. ana tns tIat has been most
terribly cX'mihtiod IN the proceedings ol tins day.
LOUIS LINGG'5 CAREER
Louis Lingg was born i'll Mannheim. Germany, /
on September 0. 1854. HIS father was
lumbennan and his mother added a
few pennies to the weekly support Of the
family by dong laundry work and scrubbng for
tho Weather residents of the town. Young Liurg
became early convert 10 the belief
that the rich exist only to Oppie'S the
poor HIS father was nearly drowned
when Louis was a mere child. and his sickness and
intirmJty following 50 reduced his wages that ms
VIE had 10 support the entire family. Lonis fol-
lowed his brothers trade, but forsook 1t and he
came a weaver. earning from live to ten cents DAY
winch was his sole support. lie returned, how
ever TO his trade aud travelled various portions
ofGermany api Switzerland. In the meantime works
OF a SOC ailstic and anarcnstic nature got III his
way and like many OF the young men of GERMANY he
pied in full their teachings and behcved hat
the only way 10 overcome the existing conditions |
was through the overthrow OF government. AT
first he was a soc alIst, hut later became most
tanatIcal Anarchist. The methods OF socialism
were too slow tame. aud meth0dical for "a Young /
man Of his peculiar temperament. He came 10 TN. /
country IN 1880 fully imbued with the prncpe- OF
winch John Most IL the prominent exponent:
lie joined the union OF his trade, IN Chicago. and
was most active IN c1ponndihg inc ad' neet
doctrines of which he was an 'dInes'
s,ndrni HIS l g,Iaiuo were later.
and hcssoon startled the Anarchist leaders and
their most trusted followers b. INTRODUCING what is
known tue LIng1 bomb. This IL a /
powerful destructive weapon. the tendency OF
which Is ont ward, ratLer than downward an d I
bomb the SIZE of hens egg would COM f.
pleely mutIlato everything within crcum
ference Of twenty tee' On the tnal IT was dell
cate question for the jury 10 decide whether the
bomb was one OF his manufacture or not.
WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL MESSENGER |
The HOUR or THE EXECUTION PROBABLY ELEVEN |
O'clock.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10 tSpecab.-It was rumored that |
Fieldcn and Schwab would be sent nj once by
) berG Ma;son TO Joliet Prison III accordance with
the Governors decision. After looking over the !
situation Sheriff Matson has concluded that he
wonld not be authorized to send FieIden and
Schwab 20 the psnitentiary on a Telegram. The
Governors messenger will arrive from Springfield |
early tomorrow morning bringing an official cory
OF the order Of communication. Alter that miiti- |
mus Will be issued and the men may 90 down
To- morrow or Saturday. hey Will. undoubtedly. |
be sent on a regu ar tram IN the daytime.
TIE report cnrreDt this afterno III that the cXccu